Multiple choice general knowledge history

Which ruler went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism

  1. Ashoka

  2. Samudragupta

  3. Sanghamitra

  4. Chitragupta

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Explanation

Sanghamitra, Emperor Ashoka's daughter, went to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism as a missionary. She carried a sapling of the Bodhi tree and established the Bhikkhuni order. Ashoka sent her, but did not go himself. Samudragupta and Chitragupta are not associated with Sri Lanka.